This is your chance to ask our Rovers reporter Gareth Westmorland any questions you may have on the Robins and have it answered below.

With the Super League 2019 season creeping ever closer, what are your predictions for the upcoming campaign?

Who has stood out for you in pre-season? Who deserves their spots in Tim Sheens' squad for the Hull FC clash on February 1?

There are a variety of ways to get in touch.

Our KR reporter Gareth Westmorland can be found on Twitter and via email. Alternatively, we're on Facebook too! Thanks for joining us.

17:49Gareth Westmorland

Thanks for your questions

That’s all for today’s Q&A - we’ll be LIVE from the Super League launch tomorrow where we’ll speak to Tim Sheens, as well as Danny McGuire and new captain Joel Tomkins.

See you bright and early!

17:48Gareth Westmorland

A derby can spring up some surprises

But I do expect Rovers to beat Hull FC next Friday night, for a couple of reasons.

Injuries: The Black and Whites are expected to be without Albert Kelly and others for the game and his influence, I feel, could have been massive for FC. Rovers are generally in good shape despite losing the services of Shaun Lunt, Adam Quinlan and more and should have enough experience to deal with Hull.

Home advantage: KR are targeting a sell out and that should work in Rovers’ favour, given the 10,000 fans that could rock up to support the Reds.

Hull under pressure: 11 losses on the bounce, could KR make it a dirty dozen? We shall wait and see, but yes, I’m going for a Rovers win (in all honesty, I couldn’t not!)

17:45Gareth Westmorland

Last question is...

from Luke on email:

What are your thoughts ahead of the derby? Confident of a Rovers win?

17:42Gareth Westmorland

Once a Robin

17:36Gareth Westmorland

We could have an entire blog on this question alone

Everyone has their thoughts but for me, this Rovers side hasn’t had the same aggression since Clint Newton left.

With the ball, ‘Mean Machine’ typified his surname. Without it, he was a real leader for the Robins.

In the back-row, there were few better and it’s no coincidence that his arrival went alongside KR’s rise up the ladder.

I feel Joel Tomkins in a way will reinvigorate the ‘toughness’ into the side, but few can match Newton’s status in the Super League era.

Might be controversial, but one player from across the river I’d take would be Jake Connor. Who wouldn’t? May be a pain in the neck to the opposition but there are few to match his skills. Elsewhere, Tommy Makinson is one that I’d love to see swap the Red V for a Rovers jersey.

A great question, Joshua

17:31Gareth Westmorland

Joshua Brown (presumably of no relation to Alex) asks...

If you could sign any player for Rovers who would it be or have back? Mine would be Alex Brown

17:28Gareth Westmorland

Let's have your thoughts

17:25Gareth Westmorland

I'm no mathematician but...

Three (or four) doesn’t go into two, I’m afraid.

The competition in the centres is ridiculous this year. All four, if you count Kane Linnett with almost 200 NRL career appearances in the position, could warrant a starting berth yet half miss out on their ‘regular’ spot every week.

Hull KR's Junior Vaivai (Image: Richard Addison)

This means Vaivai is either moved to a different role or is left out altogether.

Thankfully for him, I feel he’s done enough in pre-season to get on the field against Hull FC next Friday.

He’s a fans favourite, but he has to keep on impressing if he’s to retain the jersey moving forward.

KR seem to have built up a rapport with Toronto Wolfpack over the last few weeks but it seems unlikely that given the transatlantic travelling involved, that Rovers will enter an agreement with the Canadians.

There may be a couple of friendly reserve matches arranged this year, too, as Sheens alluded to us last October.

17:02Gareth Westmorland

Jack on Facebook asks this

Are Rovers having a dual reg team this year? If so who will it be?

16:59Gareth Westmorland

Catch up on Saturday's win over Toronto

16:58Gareth Westmorland

Simply put, Atkin has to play somewhere

But I feel full-back is his best chance, currently, to impress.

Let’s not forget, Atkin was a regular one whilst at Swinton Lions and has been safe under the high ball in pre-season.

Yes, he is quick from the ruck whilst at hooker and we all know his talents in the halves but I feel his pathway is blocked somewhat, rightly or wrongly.

The fitness of Danny Addy and George Lawler, together with Tommy Lee, see the hooking role stacked, whilst you’re not going to see Josh Drinkwater or Danny McGuire for that matter sit on the bench, you suspect, this year.

Hull KR half-back Chris Atkin

But Atkin has to have a role in the team and if that’s at full-back in Adam Quinlan’s absence, as well as keeping the talented Will Dagger out of the team, so be it.

We often see Atkin come into the attacking line on the right edge anyway to combine with McGuire so his skills aren’t wasted at the back as what it appears.

It’s your opinion after all, Paul, but he’s got the full-back spot for me in round one (see below).

16:54Gareth Westmorland

Paul Clarke (not our FC reporter) has got this off of his chest

Atkin is not a fullback. Should be scrum half, did a great job last year plus international. Why mess? Let Drinkwater fight it out with retiring McGuire. Nothing personal to any of our players. My opinion

16:51Gareth Westmorland

It's a question that really needs answering

Not by me, though, by the KR board.

We can go as far back as last July that we reported Tim Sheens was in advanced talks to sign an extended contract with the Robins.

But since then, there’s been no movement either way, although the club and Sheens remain relaxed about the situation.

I think Sheens will be involved in rugby league for a few more years yet but whether that’s at Rovers, it remains to be seen.

Hull KR coach Tim Sheens. (Image: Richard Addison)

He is happy with his job here, and so far, so good for the coach in terms of what he needed to do - promotion and consolidation.

But after heavy investment again in the team, almost at full salary cap, the expectation is on in 2019 for KR to really mount a challenge.

I will be speaking to Sheens at tomorrow’s Super League launch, so, expect an update one way or the other.